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Tuberculous Spondylitis (99mTc-HMPAO and Ciprofloxacin Scintigraphy / Contributed by Indonesia)

Tuberculous Spondylitis (99mTc-HMPAO and Ciprofloxacin Scintigraphy / Contributed by Indonesia)
Hussein Kartamihardja, MD
Universitas Padjadjaran, E-Learning in Nuclear Medicine An Electronic Atlas of Interesting Nuclear Medicine Cases
Bahasa Inggris
Universitas Padjadjaran, E-Learning in Nuclear Medicine An Electronic Atlas of Interesting Nuclear Medicine Cases

HISTORY A 35-year-old male suspected of having tuberculous spondylitis. FINDINGS X-ray. Abnormality at thoracic vertebral spine(Figure 1)99mTc-HMPAO-WBC and Ciprofloxacin Scintigraphy. Four-hour HMPAO-WBC image (Figure 2) showed decreased tracer uptake in the 5 th thoracic spine, compatible with x-ray findings; while four-hour 99m Tc-ciprofloxacin scan (Figure 3) showed increased tracer uptake at the same area. Histopathological test showed positive results for tuberculous infection.

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